(කකුද insignia), the five articles which are the insignia of royalty, viz. sword, white umbrella, plate of gold on the forehead, gold shoes, and chāmara or white fan or whisk made from the tail of the Indian yak.
Carter, Charles. A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Colombo: The "Ceylon Observer" Printing Works; London: Probsthain & Co., 1924.